Ascentis Continues to Expand National Payroll Alliances New Payroll Partners Offer Small and Mid-Sized Customers Single Source for HR and Payroll
PayPro Corporation, Elite Payroll Services, and Payroll Solutions partner with Ascentis to meet client demand for automated HR. Ascentis' newest payroll partners can now offer their clients a single source for comprehensive HR and payroll technology solutions.PayPro Corporation, based in New York, provides a highly consultative and solution-oriented approach including payroll, HRIS, time and attendance, and unemployment cost containment solutions to middle market clients (25-3000 employees). PayPro Corporation's President, Ken Porcelli, says, "My teams work to insure seamless integration and cost saving efficiencies for each and every client. Paypro's value proposition is to provide world class service and collaboration at less cost than the large national providers. We look for partners who share the same values and are happy to have found an HRIS partner in Ascentis.
Our partnership with Ascentis is a relatively new one and I already have five clients who have purchased HROffice."Hartford, Connecticut-based Elite Payroll Services, LLC is a premier service company that provides a full array of payroll and human resource services. Some of these services include online payroll, time and attendance, direct deposit, tax filing, and benefits administration. Dana Reaves, President of Elite Payroll Services, says, "We offer small and medium-sized businesses a reliable and refreshing alternative to national and in-house payroll processing. In partnering with Ascentis, we're doing the same thing with HR. We're proud to present powerful yet easy-to-use HR and benefits management technology to our customers that will easily interface with the payroll system they are already using."Pittsburgh-based Payroll Solutions President, Mike Maggs says, "Our recent alliance with Ascentis Corporation completes our strategic objective of uniquely positioning Payroll Solutions to offer "Best in Class" services in payroll processing, HRMS, and time and attendance.
Through our proprietary portal to this suite of services, our clients can subscribe to all or portions of our complete workforce solution while maintaining a single point of contact for support and seamless integration. We attribute our sustained growth to our dedication to outstanding client service, our commitment to investing in technology, and to partnering with established companies like Ascentis Corporation who share our vision." About Ascentis CorporationFounded in 1994 and based in Bellevue, Wash., Ascentis Corporation is a pioneer in state-of-the-art human resources management systems (HRMS). The company's flagship product, HROffice, eliminates the paper process and builds on the latest technologies from Microsoft for easy integration with those tools HR departments use on a day-to-day basis. Connect, communicate, and control all aspects of HR with HROffice. HROffice provides comprehensive benefits management, online benefits enrollment, and seamless connectivity to payroll providers and insurance carriers for small to mid-sized organizations.As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Ascentis Corporation was named to the Deloitte & Touche prestigious Fast 50 Program for the second year in a row ? named one of the fastest growing technology companies in Washington State.
Additionally, Washington CEO Magazine included Ascentis in its "Hightech 100" list, Workforce Management Magazine named HROffice to its 2005 hot list of the "Top 15 HRMS Systems" for the second year in a row, Software Magazine included Ascentis in its "2004 Software 500 list," and Forbes.com named Ascentis to its "Best of the Web Pick" in the human resources category. For more information on Ascentis Corporation and the HROffice product line, visit www.ascentis.com or call 800.229.2713.Media contact: Courtney McKenzie; e-mail protected from spam bots; 800.229.2713 x 182This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above..
Safety Incentive Programs
Almost every organization is faced with the necessity of laying off employees for lack of work. Some layoffs are temporary and are expected by employees because of the nature of the job. These layoff can be planned for and may not be serious. In contrast, a change in operations or decline in business necessitates permanent layoffs. All of these involve employee separation from the organization.
Separation may also arise from employee resignations and retirement.
Layoff can be defined as an indefinite separation from the payroll due to factors beyond the control of the individual. The causes of layoff include decline in sales, shortage of raw materials, market fluctuations, delays in production and displacement caused by technology. Layoff is a temporary separation when it is initiated by an employer. But some times, it turns out to be permanent when production never picks up. Layoff is considered to be a serious issue because of the involvement of human sentiments...
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DIRECTO, INC., Paycard User Study Reveals Key Customer Needs--First Study of its Kind in the Paycard Industry
(ContentDesk) March 28, 2006 -- Directo, a leading provider of paycards for unbanked consumers, announces the completion of a customer study fielded by multivariable testing firm QualPro, Inc.The four month study of Directo customers revealed key insights into what account holders need from their paycards and from their service providers.According to Bob Howe, President and CEO of Directo, the study validated the firms understanding of the market while providing new insights into consumers needs. Were very encouraged by the results of the study. Early results have confirmed that we are on the right track as far as marketing to our customers, but the greatest value is clarifying further what card holders want from their cards. Historically, industry studies have focused on the paycard functionality and HR and payroll needs rather than on the consumer. By focusing on the consumer, Directo now has a firmer understanding of this growing market from the end users point of view. There...
DIRECTO, INC., Paycard User Study Reveals Key Customer Needs--First Study of its Kind in the Paycard Industry
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Understanding Employee Taxes
Employee taxes can be one of the most difficult to understand areas of running a business and hiring employees. If you don't understand all of the complexities involving employee payroll tax, it can also get you into a heap of trouble.
The first employee tax factor you should understand is what taxes you are responsible for as an employer. There are three employee taxes that you will be responsible for paying.
The first is Medicare and Social Security tax. This is often referred to as FICA and provides welfare benefits funding for senior citizens. As an employer you are responsible for paying half of the FICA taxes and withholdings for your employee while the remaining half is withheld from their paycheck.
You are also responsible for paying federal unemployment tax.
This tax funds the state unemployment benefits and the administrative costs associated...
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Hagel & Company Awarded President's Circle Designation by Sage Software for Second Consecutive Year
Tacoma, WA (ContentDesk) November 16, 2005 -- Hagel & Company, a Sage Software business partner selling Sage Abra HRMS and Sage FAS, has been named by Sage to its Presidents Circle for 2005, the second consecutive year it has received the honor. "Presidents Circle status doesnt come easy, and were happy to bestow this prestigious recognition to partners like Hagel & Company, who have been top performers during the past fiscal year," said Taylor Macdonald, Sage Software executive vice president, channel and sales operations, mid-market division. "The hard work Hagel & Company put in has paid off in their tremendous sales achievements, and we look forward to continuing our mutual success throughout the new fiscal year."Frank Hagel, President of Hagel & Company, said, "We are very proud to have achieved this distinction for the second year. We attribute our growing success to our internal team and its quest for excellence, as well as to our clients and our strategic partners and their...
Hagel & Company Awarded President's Circle Designation by Sage Software for Second Consecutive Year
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America's most unique Courier Service for Washington DC and New York Metro Areas Debuts Offering Same Day Delivery for $75 Flat Rate
An innovative, unique courier service is available to help squeeze an extra day out of your work week deadlines.
Designed for the ultimate in cost-effectiveness and efficiency, your package, up to 20 lbs., is dropped off at our "package portal" by 1030 AM. We guarantee it to be available for pickup by 3PM the SAME DAY at the destination portal.Washington DC to New York City's startup schedule will be Monday-Wednesday and Friday, and New York City's schedule is on Tues & Thursday. There is a special Friday service overnight for New York to Washington DC only for $25.00 which is available Saturday or Monday morning if you prefer.The service is designed so that NO public transportation, airlines, or outside contractors are used to deliver your packages, significantly reducing the chance for loss or delay.There are many uses for the service in today's post 9-11 world of airline and shipping delays.For instance if you miss your Next Day delivery deadline, or just need an extra day...
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Employer Payroll Tax Savings Using Section 125 with HSA Plans
Lake Geneva, WI (ContentDesk) October 5, 2005 -- HSA Trustee Services a nationwide provider specializing in opening Health Savings Accounts/HSA, working with Core Documents, Inc., a nationwide leader in providing compliant plan documents for Section 125 Premium Only Plans (POP), Flexible Spending Account Plans (FSA), Section 132(f) Commuter Plans, and Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), have developed a HSA module for the Section 125 Premium Only Plan that allows the HSA savings component to be pre-taxed.Setting up a Section 125 POP with the HSA module allows business owners to save matching Social Security (FICA), as well as federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) and generally, state unemployment taxes, on the money employees contribute to their premiums as well as the HSA savings component. Employer tax savings can average 7 to 10 percent. In California and several other states the Section 125 payroll deductions reduce the threshold on which workers compensation premiums are levied...
Employer Payroll Tax Savings Using Section 125 with HSA Plans
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